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Criticality on the international scene: Quo vadis?
- Source :
- RESOURCES POLICY
- Publisher :
- The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Abstract
- This paper brings a discussion on the current state-of-the-art in criticality assessment in an international context. It analyzes the status of resource criticality concepts and their calculation methods. The current practice often exhibits a common two-axis assessment framework but the way the two axes are further operationalized shows heterogeneous approaches. Apart from the two-axis as key element of criticality assessment, the scope of the materials, the role of substitution, the delineation of the supply chain and data, and indicator selection are addressed as key elements. The abovementioned criticality assessment practice is approached in function of the upcoming international debate on criticality. The paper tackles the role of criticality assessment in the context of the sustainability assessment toolbox and it proposes a clear distinction between criticality assessment and resilience to criticality. The insights offered in the paper may feed the international discussion in the identification of elements that may be harmonized and elements that may be better left open in function of the particular application.
- Subjects :
- Economics and Econometrics
Sociology and Political Science
Monitoring
Computer science
RESOURCES
020209 energy
Supply chain
media_common.quotation_subject
Vulnerability
(Raw) materials
Context (language use)
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Criticality
Economic consequences
Supply disruption
Supply risk
Law
01 natural sciences
Resource (project management)
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Operations management
Function (engineering)
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
media_common
Operationalization
Scope (project management)
Policy and Law
RISKS
Management
Identification (information)
Risk analysis (engineering)
Earth and Environmental Sciences
METALS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03014207
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Resources Policy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....aca50ca6bffbd346ffd2ee283fb9adff
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2016.09.008